The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 3 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Supported
Sequoia imposed four-year vesting despite Cisco booking $250,000 a month
“Len and I walked into a four-year vesting plan after funding the company for three years, clearly a mezzanine investment. We're making, we're booking a quarter million dollars a month at that point.”
Sandy Lerner May 10, 2021 ▶ 31:20 Cisco Systems & Urban Decay: Sandy Lerner (2018)
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Sequoia Capital proactively approached Airbnb to lead its funding round
“We had offers coming in from a variety of different groups, and the one that shocked us the most was Sequoia Capital, which was a pre, it is a preeminent Venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that we thought, well, maybe one day, like a year from now, we'll g…”
Joe Gebbia Oct 17, 2016 ▶ 33:25 Airbnb: Joe Gebbia
Assertion Supported
Sequoia Capital and Roelof Botha funded Eventbrite during the 2009 recession
“Sequoia Capital, Rolof Botha, I mean, they first funded us in the depths of the recession in 2009.”
Julia Hartz Jul 16, 2020 ▶ 19:04 How I Built Resilience: Live with Julia Hartz
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